Using Prayers
Time to do magic boys and girls! Are you ready? Do you have the MYSTIC talent? Good. You say you want to play a Shintao monk so do you have the SHINTAO skill? A level 4...good. Do you have a shintao prayer? You can have up to level 4 in that prayer now you know. Speak to the dead prayer at level 3... good. Maybe you can advance that to level 4 later. Lets start!
Wow! This prayer lets you speak to a dead person for 2 hours per LoP (level of prayer)...tht means 6 hours! I hope you have alot to talk about. Casting time for this prayer is 5 minutes. So get started.
Roll Shintao skill + PIETY characteristic + 3d6. You have to beat 18 for a relitivly newly dead body. What?!?! You are impatient? You want to cast it in 1 TURN!?!?!? Ok. Time for me to consult "The Time Table".
THE TIME TABLE
1 turn
1 round
5 rounds
5 minutes
20 minutes
1 hour
6 hours
1 day
5 days
1 month
1 season
1 year
This prayer normally takes 5 minutes to cast. You want to do it in 1 turn. That's 3 steps up the table! Each step is an additional +2 to the difficulty. What was once a DC (difficulty cost) of 18 now equals 24! Good luck on the roll. Of course, if you want to cast it in 1 day (4 steps down) then you only need to roll a 10 (18-8). Your choice though.